Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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TITLE OF THE INVENTION
TERPOLYMER OF ITACONIC ACID FOR HIGH p~ SCALE CONTROL ~.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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1. Field of the Invention
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The present invention relates to the use o~
terpolymers of itaconic acid, specifically
terpolymers of itaconic acid (IA) with acrylic acid
(AA) and methacrylic acid (MAA), with a molar ratio -
of monomers of ~5-35 AA : 30-40 MAA : 30-45 IA, in a
method of inhibiting the formation of alkaline earth
metal scale deposits, especially calcium carbonate
(CaC03) scale deposits, on metallic surfaces of
water-carrying systems. Generally, calcium carbonate ~ :
scale deposits are incrustation coatings which
accumulate on the metallic surfaces of a
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water-carrying system through a number of different
causes.
Various industrial and con~ercial water-carrying
systems are subject to calcium carbonate scale
formation problems. Calcium carbonate scale is of
particular concern in heat e~change systems employing
water, such as, for example, boiler systems, and
once-through and open recirculating water cooling
systems.
The water employed in these systems ordinarily
lo will contain a number of dissolved salts, and the
alkaline earth metal cation calcium is u~ually
prevalent, as is the anion carbonate. The
combination product of calcium cation and carbonate
anion will precipitate from the water in which they
are carried to form scale deposits when the
concentration of the anion and cation comprising the
reaction product, i. e., calcium carbonate, exceed~
the solubility of the reaction product itself. Thus,
when the concentrations of calcium ion and carbonate
ion exceed the solubility of the calcium carbonate
reaction product, a solid phase of calcium carbonate
will form as a precipitate. Precipitation of the
reaction product will continue until the solubility
product concentrations of the constituent ions are no
longer exceeded.
Numerous factors may be responsible for producing
a condition of supersaturation for the reaction
product calcium carbonate. Among such factors are
changes in the p~ of the water system, evaporation of
the water phase, rate of heat transfer, amount of
dissolved solids, and changes in the temperature or
pressure of the system.
For boiler systems and similar heat e~change
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systems including cooling towers, the mechanism of
scale formation is apparently one of crystallization
of scale-forming salts from a solution which is
locally supersaturated in the region adjacent the
heating surface of the system. The thin viscous film
of water in this region tends to become more .
concentrated than the remainder of the solution
outside this region. As a result, the solubility of
the scale-forming calcium carbonate salt reaction
product is first exceeded in this thin film, and
lo crystallization of calcium carbonate scale results
directly on the heating or heat exchange surface.
In addition to this, a common source of scale in
boiler systems is the breakdown o~ calcium
bicarbonate to form calcium carbonate, water and
carbon dioxide under the influence of heat. For open
recirculating cooling water systems, in which a
cooling tower, spray pond, evaporative condenser, and
the like serve to dissipate heat by evaporation of
water, the chief factor which promotes calcium
carbonate scale formation is concentration of solids
dissolved in the water by repeated evaporation of
portions of the water phase. Thus, even a ~ater
which is not scale forming on a once-through basis
usually will become scale forming when concentrated
two, four, or six times. Moreover, alkalinity of the
makeup water, with evaporative cycles ove~ time
results in an increasing alkalinity of the water in
the overall system, often reaching p~s of 8.5 - 9.5
and even higher. Conventional scale inhibiting
compositions typically fail in systems having such
severe conditions.
The forma~ion of calcium carbona~e scale deposits
poses a serious problem in a number of regards. The
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calcium carbonate scale which is formed possesses a
low degree of heat conductivity. Thus, a calcium
carbonate scale deposit is esslentially an insulating
layer imposed across the path of heat travel-from
whatever source to the water of the system. In the
case of a boiler system, the rletarded heat transfer
causes a loss in boiler efficilency. Increased input
of heat to compensate for this loss resul~s in
overheating of the boiler metal and consequent tube
failures. In addition to this problem, calcium
lo carbonate scale formation facilitates corrosive
processes, and a substantial calcium carbonate scale
deposit will interfere materially with fluid ~low.
Consequently, calcium carbonate scale is an expensive
problem in many industrial water systems, causing
delays and shutdowns for cleaning and removal.
Although the present invention is directed
primarily to preventing or inhibiting the deposition
of calcium carbonate scale, the most prevalent type
of scale deposit, it is also applicable to inhibiting
the deposition of other types of alkaline earth metal
scales. For example, most industrial and comme~cial
water contains alkaline earth metal cations, such as
calcium, magnesium, etc., and several anions such as
bicarbonate, carbonate, sulfate, oxalate, phosphate,
silicate, fluoride, etc. When combinations of these
anions and cations are present in ~oncentrations
which exceed the solubility of their reaction
products, precipitates form until their product
solubility conc~ntrations are no longer exceeded.
These precipitates are alkaline earth metal scales.
Thus, by alkaline earth metal scales is meant scales
including but not limited to calcium carbonate,
magnesium carbonate, calcium phosphate, and calcium
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sulfate. These scales form frequently in the tubes
of heat exchangers and on other heat exchange
surfaces.
The itaconic acid terpolymers are used as
threshold inhibitors in the scale inhibition method
of the present invention, rather than as sequestering
or chelating agents.
Scale-forming compounds can be prevented from
precipitating by inactivating their cations with
chelating or sequestering agents, so that the
lo solubility of their reaction products is not
exceeded. Generally, this requires many times as
much chelating or sequestering agent as cation, since
chelation is a stoichiometric reaction, and these
amounts are not always desirable or economical.
However, several decades ago, it was discovered that
certain inorganic polyphosphates would prevent such
precipitation when added in amounts far lesæ than the
concentrations needed for sequestering or chelating.
When a precipitation inhibitor is present in a
potentially scale-forming system at a markedly lower
concentration than that required for sequestering the
scale-forming cation (stoichiometric), it is said to
be present in "threshold~' amounts. See, for example,
~atch and Rice, Indus~ ng. ~hem., 31, 51-53 (1939);
Reitemeier and Buehrer, J. Phys. Chem., 44 (5),
535-536 (1940~; Fink and Richardson U.S. Pat. No.
2,358,222; and Hatch, U.S. Pat. No. 2,~39,305.
Generally, sequestering takes place at a weight
ratio of sequestration compounds to scale-forming
cation components of greater than about 10:1,
depending on the anion components in the water.
Threshold inhibition generally takes place at a
weight ratio of threshold active compounds to
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scale-forming cation components of less than about
0.5:1Ø
Recently, attention has been focused on
controlling scaling under severe conditions, where
conventional treatments such ~qs those described above
do not provide complete scale control. Current
technology in scale control can be used to inhibit
CaCO3 scale up to 100 to 120 times calcite
saturation, i.e., a water containing Ca2+ and
C03 present at 100 times (100 X) their
solubility limit. However, what is desired are
inhibitors effective in 300 X water, i.e., where the
calcite ions can be prevented from precipitating as
calcium carbonate scale using substoichiometric
amounts of an inhibitor.
Severity of the scaling tendency of a water
sample is measured using the saturation index, which
may be derived in accordance with the following
equation:
SI ~ (Ca2+)(C03 2
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KspCaC03
where SI is the saturation index for calcium
2s carbonate, (Ca2+) is the concentration of free
calcium ions, (CO3 2-) is the concentration of
free carbonate ions, and KspCaC03 i8 the
solubility product conætant for CaCO3. All of the ~ -
quantities on the right side of the above eguation
are adjusted for pH, temperature and ionic strength.
One of the particular advantages of the scale
inhibiting compositions of the pre~ent invention is
the exceptional calcium tolerances which they
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exhibit. Calcium tolerance is a measure of a
chemical compound's ability to remain soluble in the
presence-of calcium ions (Ca2~). One of the
parameters of scale control under severe conditions
is pH. As p~ increases, calcium tolerance decreases
rapidly for traditional CaC03 threshold inhibitors,
e.g., ~EDP and AMP. These inhibitors precipitate
with calcium at alkaline pH's, rendering them useless
as threshold scale inhibitors. While it is common
practice to use an acid feed to the water of, e.g~, a
cooling tower system in order to lower pH and thus
avoid the calcium tolerance problem for conventional
inhibitors, the danger to handlers which such acid
feeding poses makes it all the more important to find
scale inhibitors which operate at high p~'s.
2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
Early efforts to reduce scale formation in
water-carrying systems employed compounds such as
tannins, modified lignins, algins, and other similar
materials. Chelating or se~uestering agents have
also been employed to prevent precipitation or
crystallization of scale-forming calcium carbonate.
Another type of agent which has been actively
explored heretofore as a calcium carbonate scale
inhibiting material is the threshold active
inhibitor. Such materials are effective a~ scale
inhibitors in amounts considerably less than that
stoichiometrically required, and this amount is
termed the threshold amount. Inorganic
polyphosphat~es have long been used as such threshold
active inhibitore. For examples o~ such materials,
see Fink - US 2,358,222; Hatch - US 2,539,305; and
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Ralston US 3,434,969. Certain water soluble
polymers, including groups derived from acrylamide
and acrylic acid have been used to condition water
containing scale-forming calcium carbonate. For
example, see US 2,783,200; 3,l514,476; 2,980,610;
3,285,886; 3,463,730; 3,518,204; 3,928,196;
3,965,027; and 4,936,987. In particular, there has
been employed anionic polyelectrolytes such as
polyacrylates, polymaleic anhydrides, copolymers of
acrylates and sulfonates, and polymers of sulfonated
lo styrenes. See, for example, US 4,640,793; 4,650,591;
and 4,671, 888~ However, when used as threshold
alkaline earth metal scale inhibitors, large dosages
of these polymers are required, which in turn
increases operating costs.
Itaconic acid has been used aæ a monomer in
preparing various copolymers useful in various
applications. For example, US 4~687~789 describes a
process for preparing an agueous pigment co~position
comprising a terpolymer of ~5-96% acrylic acid,
2-95~/o methacrylic acid, and 2-40% itaconic acid.
There is no mention, however, of antiscalant use of
such terpolymers.
US 4~485~23 discloses antiscalant use of
copolymers of from 5 to 90 mole percent of acrylic or
methacrylic acid units and from about 95 to 10 mole
percent of itaconic acid units, and having a number
average molecular weight of ~rom about 500 to 7000.
Unlike the terpolymers used in the method of the
present invention, it is preferred that there be from
about 95 to 60 mole percent of îtaconic acid units.
US 4,457,847 discloses antiscalant use of a
water-soluble sequestrant anionic vinyl polymer
containing at least 30% by weight of carbogylate
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functionality, and having a molecular weight within
the range of 500-50,000. While acry~ic acid,
methacrylic acid, and itaconic acid monomers are
mentioned, there is no suggest:ion of the terpolymers
used in the method of the present invention, nor of
their unique calcium tolerance at elevated p~ls.
Other non-antiscalant useæ of copolymers of
(meth)acrylic acid and itaconic acid are also known;
see, e.g., US 3,308,067 (detergen~ builder),
3,366,509 (sizing agent), and 3,507,647 (in
lithographic printing).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of
inhibiting the precipitation and deposition of
scale-forming salts in an aqueous system, comprising
the step of adding to said system an amount
sufficient to establish a concentration of from 10 to
100 mg/L of a terpolymer having the following molar
ratio of monomers: 25-35 M : 30-40 MAA : 30-55 Ia .
In particular, the present invention relates to such
a method in which calcium carbonate is the
scale-forming salt, the terpolymer has the following
molar ratio of monomers: 30 AA : 30 MAA : 40 IA, and
said terpolymer is added to the aqueous system being
treated in an amount sufficient to establish a
concentration of from 30 to 50 mg/L.
The present invention also relates to a method of
inhibiting the precipitation and deposition of
scale-forming salts in an aqueous system, comprising
the step of adding to ~aid sytem an amount sufficient
to establish a concentration of from 10 to ~00 mg/L
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of (a) a terpolymer having the following molar ratio
of monomers: 25-35 AA : 30-40 MAA : 30-45 IA;
together with (b) a water-soluble phosphonate;
wherein the ratio of (a) to (b) is from 1.5 : 1.0 to
1.0 : 1.5.
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DETAI LED D~S CRIPTI ON OF THE I~VENTI ON
The scale inhibiting compositions for use in the
lo method of treatment of the present invention are
terpolymers of itaconic acid, specifically
terpolymers of itaconic acid (IA) with acrylic acid
(AA) and methacrylic acid (MAA), with a molar ratio
of monomers of 25-35 AA : 30-40 MAA : 30-45 IA.
lS These terpolymer compositions may be represented in
structural form by the following general formula:
CH3 C~2COOH
[ C~2-CH ] E-CH2-C Jy ECH2-C ]z ---
C=O C=O C=O
OH OH OH
where "x", "y" and ~Iz~ are numbers representing the
molar ratio of monomers of 25-35 AA : 30-40 MAA :
30-45 IA.
Particular terpolymers useful in the method of
treatment of the present invention are, e.g., those
having molar ratio of monomers of 31 AA : 37 MAA : 32
IA; 33 AA : 33 MAA : 33 IA; and 30 AA : 30 MAA : 40
IA.
The terpolymers used in the method of treatment
of the present invention are preferably prepared in
accordance with the procedures described in US
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4,687,789, but employing therein the monomer charging
method described in US 4,485,223, which has been
found to substantially improve conversion of
monomer. Thus, a typical polymerization procedure
which would be employed to pre!pare said terpolymers
would comprise the following step3:
a) precharge itaconic acid, cupric acetate (as
catalyst> and water and bring to reflux;
b) at reflux, feed a monomer mix of acrylic acid
and methacrylic acid for four hours;
c) at re~lux, feed separate initiator streams of
25% hydrogen peroxide and 2.5% sodium metabisul~ite
for four and one-half hours;
d) hold the polymerization mix at reflux for one
hour following the completion of the initiator feeds;
e) cool the mix and add sufficient 50% NaO~ to
adjust the pH to 5.0-5.5;
f) cool the polymer solution and use as is.
The molecular weight of the terpolymers used in
the scale i~hibition method of treatment of the
present lnvention will be from 500 to lO,000, based
on weight average molecular weight, and preferably
will be in the range of from 1,000 to 5,000, and most
preferably 2,000 to 4,000. Molecular weights of
terpolymers which have been prepared were initially
checked using intrinsic viscosity measurements run in
lN NaCl solution at p~ about 8.5 and 30~C. Reduced
viscosities were determined a~ 5, 3.33 and 2.5 g/dl
and conformed by least squares to the Huggins
Equation. Molecular weight was also checked by GPC
using polyacsylic acid standarde to calibrate
relative elution times with molecular weight.
As part of the method of treatment of the present
invention, it: has been found beneficial to uæe the
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terpolymers of itaconic acid described above together
with water-soluble phosphonates. These compositions
are well known for use in inhlbiting scale deposition
and include, e.g.,
2-phosphono-1,2,4-tricarboxybtltane, amino
tri(methylene phosphonic acid), hydroxyethylidene
diphosphonic acid, phosphonostlccinic acid, benzene
phosphonic acid, 2-aminoethyl phosphonic acid,
methylaminodimethylphosphonate, and polyamino
phosphonates, etc. Other water-soluble phosphonates
lo of the type which are suitable for use with the
itaconic acid terpolymers used in the method of
treatment of the present invention are described in
US 3,837,803. Preferred phosphonates include
~-phosphono-1,2,4-tricarboxybutane, amino
tri(methylene phosphonic acid) and hydroxyethylidene
diphosphonic acid. Where the total concentration of
scale inhibiting composition to be used in the method
of treatment of the present invention is set forth,
and combinations of itaconic terpolymer and
water-soluble phosphonate are employed, the
concentration stated is the total concentration of
the two inhibitor materials taken together.
Ordinarily, the ratio of terpolymer : phosphonate
will be within the range of 4:1 to 1:4 preferably
1.0 : 1.5 to 1.5 : 1Ø
When any of the above compositions are used to
inhibit the precipitation and deposition of
scale-forming salts in an agueous system, they can be
effectively employed for that purpose when added in
amounts sufficient to establish a concentration in
said aqueous system of from 10 to 100 mgtL.
Preferably, the amount added will be sufficient to
establish a concentration of from 20 to 75 mg/L, and
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most preferably, the amount added ~ill be suf~icient
to establish a concentration of from 30 to 50 mg/L of
the compound. It is understood, howe~er, that many
factors, of the type which have been explained in
detail with regard to the background to the present
invention, will determine the actual amount o~
itaconic terpolymer composition, optionally including
a water-soluble phosphonate, which will be added to
any particular aqueous system in order to achieve the
maximum amount of inhibition of alkaline earth metal,
lo especially calcium carbonate scale formation in that
aqueous system. The calculation of those amounts
will be well within the skill of the artisan in this
field.
The phrase "inhibiting the precipitation~ is
meant to include threshold inhibition, dispersion,
solubilization, or particle size reduction.
The phrase "scale-forming salts'l is meant to
include any of the scale-forming salts, including,
but not limited to, calcium carbonate, calcium
sulfate, calcium phosphate, calcium phosphonate
(including calcium hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic
acid), calcium oxalate, calcium fluoride, barium
sulfate and magnesium salts.
The phrase "aqueous system" is meant to include
any commercial or industrial system containing or
utilizing water, including, but not limited to,
cooling water, boiler water, desalination, gas
scrubbers, blas~ furnaces, sewage sludge, thermal
conditioning equipment, reverse osmosis, sugar
evaporators, paper and pulp processing, mining
circuits, and the like.
The manner of addition of any particular itaconic
terpolymer composition, optionally including a
water-soluble phosphonate, to an a~ueous syætem,
including a potable water source, will also be
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straightforward to a person of ordinary skill in this
art. It may be added in finely subdivided solid form
by mechanical dispensers of known design. It may
also be added in solid form, but in the form of a
matrix in which solid particles of the active
ingredient are bonded or bound together by a material
which is water soluble, or optionally, does not
dissolve at all. Such a matrix allows for regular
leaching out or dissolving of the active ingredient
particles, whereby it is possible to obtain a
lo sustained release and more unvarying concentration of
the scale inhibiting ~omposition in the water being
treated. The particular itaconic terpolymer
composition, optionally including a water-soluble
phosphonate, may also be made up in the form of
concentrated solutions for dispensing in liquid form
from dispensers well known in the art. The itaconic
terpolymer composition, optionally including a
water-soluble phosphonate, may also be combined with
other chemical treatment agents for dispensing to the
aqueous system, including a potable water source; and
these in combination may be dispensed in solid or
liquid form.
EXAMPLES OF PREFERRED EMBODIM~NTS
The following examples demonstrate specific
terpolymer embodiments for use in the scale
inhibition method of treatment of the present
invention, but are not intended to in any way limit
the scope of the present in~ention.
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EXAMPLE 1
p~ 9 CaC03 Scale Inhibition
PROCEDURE: Various terpolymer embodiments for
use in the method of treatment of the present
invention were evaluated for CaC03 scale inhibition
at pH 9 in accordance with following test protocol:
Conditions: 250 mg/L Ca2~; 600 mg/L total
alkalinity as HC03; pH obtained from natural
buffering of an 80% XC03/20% C032- mixture;
55C for 24 hrs.
Procedures: (1) add inhibitor at desired
concentration to flask; (2> add 10 ml of 0.313 M
CaC12-2H20 solution to provide 250 mg/L Ca2+;
(3) add 10 ml o$ 33g/L of NaXC03 to give 480 mg/L
UC03 and lO ml of 10.6 g/L Na2C03 to give
120 mg/L C03 ; (4) record p~ of approximately 9
and place stoppered flask in a beaker bath or oven at
55 C; (5) at 24 hrs, remove flask and filter and (6)
titrate filtrate for calcium content by the
Schwarzenbach method; calculate percent inhibition.
The Schwarzenbach titration is carried out as
follows. The number of mls of 0.01 M EDTA ~olution
required to change the solution color from red to
clear blue is recorded (VE). The percent
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inhibition is calculated in accordance with the
following equation:
VE ~ VO
X 100 = % Inhibition
VT - VO
VO = the Schwarzenbach titration volume with no
inhibitor present (Control). Titration
volume should be 5.0 - 6.0 ml (100 - 120
mg/L Ca+2, 250 - 300 mg/L as CaCO3)
using a 20.0 ml sample.
VT = the Schwarzenbach titration volume when no
precipitation occurs. Titration volume
should be 10.0 ml (25 ml of 0.1 M
CaC1~2H20 diluted to S00 ml with
distllled water should be standardized to
give a 10.0 ml Schwarzenbach titration on a
20 ml sample.) (200 ml/L Ca+2, 500 mg/L as
VE = the experimental Schwarzenbach titration
volume when inhibitors are present in the
test solution. Titration volumes will be
between 5.0 - 10.0 ml using a 20 ml sample.
RESULTS: Following the above procedure, the
following results were obtained:
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TABLE 1
SAMPLE WEIG~T % IN~IBITION
NO. MONOMERSRATIQ_~0 ppm 40 ppm_ 50 ppm
WT-315A AA/IA/MAA 31/32/37 72 72 79
1 AA/IA/MAA 33/33/34 71 85 83
2 AA/IA/MAA 30/40/30 76 84 88
3 AA/IA/MAA 25/50/25 71 74 82
4 IA 100% 34 28 29
Commercial product of Polacryl Co., Division of Coatex
S.A., Caluire, France.
EXAMPLE 2
E~fect of Polymerization on Inhibition
Polymerization in accordance with the method
described in US 4,687,789 gave unacceptable
conversion rates. When the process was modified by
precharging itaconic acid and running the
polymerization unneutralized, conversion was greatly
improved. There was a corresponding improvement in %
inhibition. Molecular weights of terpolymers which
were prepared were initially checked using intrinsic
viscosity measurements run in lN NaCl solution at pH
about 8.5 and 30C. Reduced viscosities were
determined at 5, 3.33 and 2.5 g/dl and con~ormed by
least squares to the Huggins Equation. Molecular
weight was also checked by GPC using polyacrylic acid
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standards to c~librate relative elution times with
molecular weight.
In order to better distinguish the scale
inhibition performance of the terpolymers used in the
method of the present invention, the procedures used
for determining CaCO3 inhibition described in
Example 1 above were modified by mixing calcium and
alkalinity (along with the inhibitor) solutions of
equal volume at the test temperature of 55C. This
modified procedure is described below.
PROCEDURE: Stock Solutions - (a) C~C12 - 46 g
(0.313 M) CaC12-H2O is dissolved in distilled
water; (b) HCO3/CO32 - 33 g NaHCO3 and
10.6 g Na2CO3 are dissolved in distilled water;
(c) Inhibitor solutions - the inhibitor is dissolved
in distilled water to a concentration of 0.5 g/L on
an active solids basis, adjust p~ to 8.5.
Solutions to Be Heated - (a) Alkalinity Solution
- add 240 g distilled water to stoppered flask and
place in oven or water bath controlled at 55C; (b)
Ca-Inhibitor Solution - distilled water added to 250
ml flask followed by 10 ml of 0.313M CaC12 solution
and inhibitor solution, flask stoppered and placed in
oven or water bath controlled at 55~C.
Preparing Test Solutions - (a) Alkalinity
Addition - 10 ml of the ~CO3/CO32 solution
is added to alkalinity flask; (b) Solution Mixing -
the alkalinity and inhibitor solutions are added to a
500 ml flask by pouring both solutions simultaneously
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through a funnel quickly to minimize cooling, record
pH, stopper flask and place in constant 55C
temperature source for 24 hrs.
Analysis of Test Solutions - withdraw 10 g of
test solution and add to appropriate container
through 0.2 m filter and titrat~e for calcium and
calculate % inhibition by the Schwarzenbach method.
The results obtained are shown in the table of
values below.
TABLE 2
33/33/34 AA/MAA/IA Terpolymers
SAMPLE CONVERSION (WEIGHT %) [h] ~ INHIBITION
NO. AA MAA I~ ~lLg ~ (5Q_ppm)
5a 64 82 63 0.052 2,000 ---
20 6b 91 99 99 0.039 2,000 ---
lc 99,5 100 100 0.062 3,000 80.7
WT-315A 100 100 100 0.068 2,300 68.3
a Prepared in accordance with Example 1 of VS 4,687,789.~ b Prepared as described further above in the specificatio~,
except the mixed monomer and precharges were neutralized
to pH about 5Ø
c Prepared as described further above in the specification;
same as sample no. 1 in Example 1.
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EXAMPLE 3
Further Terpolymer Combinations
Further terpolymer embodiments for use in the
scale inhibition method of the present invention were
evaluated using the test procedure described above in
E~ample 2. For comparison, copolymers were tested
lo where acrylic acid and methacrylic acid or both ~
itaconic acid homopolymer) were omi~ted. The test
results are set out in the table of values below.
TABLE 3
M/MAA/IA Terpolymer Variations
20 SAMPLE COMPOSITION (WEIG~T %) [h] % INIIIBITION
NO. AA M~ IA ~lL~ ~ (50 ppm)
l 33.0 33.0 34.00.062 3,000 80.7
7 30.0 30.0 40.00.065 3,000 78.5
25 8 25.0 25.0 50.00.051 2,000 59.1 ::
9 40.0 0.0 60.00.113 --- 62.2 :
0.0 0.0 100.00.049 --- 61.1
EX~IPLE 4
Terpolymer : Phosphonate Combination
In order to further demonstrate the embodiment of
the present i~vention relating to a combination of
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terpolymer and phosphonate, a benchtop dynamic test
protocol of the type described further below was
employed, which assesses in particular scale
adherence control properties.
PROCEDURE: water containing Ca and alkalinity in
an 80/20 ratio of HCO3 : CO3 is
concentrated from a saturation level of 77X CaC0
to 300X CaC03 by evaporation and addition of Ca+~
and ~C03 ions. The heat transfer surface in the
apparatus is a U-tube made of Admiralty brass. The
lo apparatus loop includes a hot bath, a cold bath and
three cells. Each cell consists of a jacketed beaker
equipped with heat transfer U~tube, pH controller,
level controller, thermometer, air vents and makeup
tank. The pH is maintained at 9.0, temperature is
maintained at 55OC, and air flow is 80-85 ml/minute,
which gives an evaporation rate of about two-thirds
liter per day. After the U-tubes are removed, the
remaining bulk solution is analyzed for dissolved and
suspended Ca, alkalinity, Cl and P04. Alkalinity
is measured immediately on 0.2~ filtered sample, and
particle size and zeta potential are measured on an
unfiltered sample if precipitation has occurred or
colloidal suspension exists. Scale deposit on the
U-tube is removed by hydrochloric acid solution and
~5 analyzed for Ca and P04. The ratio of phosponate :
polymer based on weight used in these evaluations was
1.5:1.0, and all dosages were at 25 ppm. The results
obtained are shown in the table of values below.
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TABLE 4
DEPOSIT WT. PARTICLl~ SIZE ZETA
SAMPLE Ca ~MG)AT 300X (NM) POTENTIAL (mV)
~EDP/AMP~1.40 1185 -5
WT-315A
pH~eeGUARD 2300 18.28 335 -3.
~ (TUBE) MG Ca (MG)
MADMP/WT-315A 1018 4.0
Bayhib~t AM/
TRC-233 1.21 1.88 `-
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~EDP = Hydroxyethylidene diphoæphonic acid
AMP = Amino tri(methylene phosphonic acid)
WT-315A = Commerical product of Polacryl Co.
pHreeGUARD 2300 = ~EDP/AMP/TRC-233 (60/40 acrylic acid/
acrylamidomethylpropane sulfonic acid copolymer)
MADMP = Methylaminodimethylphoæphonate; CX2N(CH2P03H)2
Bayhibit AM = 2-phosphono-1,2,4-tricarboxybutane,
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